The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-25
BLESSED Are They Which Do Hunger
and Thirst After Righteousness,
for They Shall be Filled"

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| And join to sing His praise
APOSTLE JOHN w. TAYLOR addressed
the congregation, and began by asking
the attention of his hearers and invok-
ing the aid of the Holy Spirit. He de.
sired to be privileged to illustrate some
principle of truth. The Savior, speaking
in His day, said, Blessed are they that
do hunger and thirst after righteous
ness, for they shall be filed" He hoped
that was the desire which prompted
those before him. In opening the
| Bible he desired to show that he spoke
not of his own ideas but of those con
tanned in the Scriptures. Search the
Scriptures, for in them ye think We have
eternal life." it was written. and the
Savior eDjoined this upon his followers.
The principles advocated by the Latter
day Saints were of divine origin, and if
they were not, the speaker would will
ingly renounce what were not. He
was taught to prove all that he heard.
Jude said, Contend earnestly for the
faith that was once delivered to the
Saints" and the speaker would ever do
so. When the Savior came to earth, be-
fore he entered his ministry as the Re
deemer of the world, he was baptized of
John. He then went forth and preached
the words OF life and salvation; he di d
not detract from or denounce the Cos
pei that had been preached before His
advent There was definite and we'll
defined plan VIII CHI he laid down for
the salvation of mankind. The first
teaching be engaged IN was faith in the
Lord, and faith io His servants. He on
one occasion said, when He set apart
His apostles and sent them forth two by
two: 60 We into all the world and
preach the gospel unto every creature.
He that belieYeth and is baptized shall
be saved; but he that believeth not
shall be damned. And these signs shall
fellow them that believe: In My name
they shall cast out devils; they shall
speak with new tongues; they shall take
up serpents; and if they drink any
deadly thing it shall not hurt them and
they shall lay hands on the sick
and they shall recover" He followed
this by instructions as to how His disci-
pies should travel: provide neither
gold, nor silver, nor brass in your
purses; nor scrip for your journey,
neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet
slaves: heal the sick, cleanse the lepers,
raise the dead, cast out devils; freely ye
have received, freely give" Which
was equivalent to saying, You received
the gospel free; don't charge anything
for it." The Savior, when He said, He
that receiVeth you receiveth me, and
he that me receiveth receiveth
the principle of faith. Is this
the way the gospel is preached in the
sectarian World2 he asked. He drew
attention to the saying of Jesus: when
We are brought before rulers, think not
what ye shall say" This was similar to
what Peter said: holy men of old
spoSe as they were moved upon by the
Holy Ghost" Jesus said, further,
When am gone, l will send you the
Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost,
whom the Father will send in Ny name,
he shall teach you all things, and bring
all things to your remembrance, what
soever have said unto YOU" What
glorious gift that was! To remember
all that had been taught themi Having
shown how they were taught the princi-
pie of faith, they were afterwards quail
fed to preach. What was the gospel
they were qualified TO preach? 1t was
explained in the Acts of the Apostles.
The speaker reviewed the experiences
of the disciples of Christ, and showed
that they went forth relying on the arm
of Jehovah. He quoted copiously the
disciples when He sent them out to
preach. As a result of their going
forth, we are told they were engaged in
the work of spreading the gospel among
the people, two by two. Who main
tanned them Who fed and lodged Them
The Lord, in whom they reposed their
faith. What the Savior said of those
who entertained the ministers of the
gospel sent among them, would be found
in the XIV chapter of Matthew, from
the 31st to the last verse inclusive. This
was how the Lord would Judge the
Saints. Those who have entertained
the elders and ministered unto their
wants, will be greeted with Come,
enter into the place prepared for you
from before the foundations of the |
world" The reverse would be the case
with those who rejected the servants OF
God. They would be driven out With,
depart from me, We ours ed, unto ever
lasting fire. prepared for the devil and !
his angels"
How many believed in the teachings |
of Jesus Christ? Very few, he thought i
or their actions belied them. What |
did the apostles preach after they did |
go out? he asked, coming back to the |
question be propounded earlier in his !
discourse. He cited the circumstance |
which occurred on the Day of Pentecost,
when the disciples spoke IN tongues
and were accused of being drunk; that
which followed, until the rising up, en-
mssse, of the people with the cry:
Men and bretheren, what shall we do
to be saved2 He quoted the reply OF
Paul, in which he told them to repent
and be baptized in order to be saved.
The gift of the Holy Ghost and its
operations were explained and his
hearers were told what that gift would
do for those who received it. Where,
he queIied. could be found an organized
cnuTch with prophets. apostles etc?
The apostle next bore his testimony
to the introduction of the gospel; to the
divine calling Of Joseph smith; to the
truth of the work in which the latter
day Saints were engaged. he recited
the experience of Joseph Smith In seek
ing tor the knowledge in accordance